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affettato di grano

English translation: slices of wheat-meat (seitan)

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Italian term or phrase:affetato di grano
English translation:slices of wheat-meat (seitan)
Entered by: Enza Longo

10:05 Jun 1, 2002
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Food & Drink / food industry
Italian term or phrase: affettato di grano
a pizza topping for a vegetarian restaurant
Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 13:45
Thin slices of wheat meat/seitan
Explanation:
La polpa di grano è il nome italiano del seitan, una preparazione del glutine di frumento, utilizzata come sostituto della carne nella cucina vegetariana sotto forma di fettine, spezzatino e quant'altro, insaporito con vari condimenti.
In lingua inglese viene chiamato anche wheat meat e su google puoi trovare un sacco di ricette...
Io non l'ho mai assaggiato. Sarà buono?
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Roberta Ferro
Local time: 19:45
Grading comment
Thank you Roberta and everyone else. You've all been very helpful
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Thin slices of wheat meat/seitan
Roberta Ferro
4soya bean or quorn
jerrie


  

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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Thin slices of wheat meat/seitan


Explanation:
La polpa di grano è il nome italiano del seitan, una preparazione del glutine di frumento, utilizzata come sostituto della carne nella cucina vegetariana sotto forma di fettine, spezzatino e quant'altro, insaporito con vari condimenti.
In lingua inglese viene chiamato anche wheat meat e su google puoi trovare un sacco di ricette...
Io non l'ho mai assaggiato. Sarà buono?



    Reference: http://www.gaiaitalia.it/RICETTE/seitan_AFFETT_salsaolive.ht...
    Reference: http://www.vrg.org/journal/vj96mar/vjseitan.htm
Roberta Ferro
Local time: 19:45
Grading comment
Thank you Roberta and everyone else. You've all been very helpful

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  gmel117608
2 hrs
agree  Stefano Rosso
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agree  ninasc (X)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
soya bean or quorn


Explanation:
I've not heard of wheat meat...trying to think of vegetarian alternatives

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  gmel117608: seitan is not quorn. See google.co.uk
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